PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FENNO, No. fig, BlliH-STKEET, BETWEEN SECOND AND 77/7/J7? STREETS, PHILADELPHIA [No. 91, of Vol. II. j ABSTRACT of the EXPORTS of the United State.' from the commencement of the Cuftom-Houfe' in the several States, which were at differen times in August, 1789, to the 30th day of Sep' i 790._ SPECIES of MERCHANDIZE. EXTORTED Ashes pot, tons, AAies pcail, do. Apples, baircls, Boats, Bomb Shells, Bricks, tons, Beer ana Porter. casks, Brandy, do. Cordials, boxes, Cordage, Carriages, Candles Tallow, Candles Wax, Candles Myrtle, Cyder, barrels, Cotton, bales, Coffee, lbs. Chocolate, do. , Its. do. do. Cocoa, do. Caflia and Cinnamon, do. X)eer {kins, Buck American, bolts, Duck Russia, do. Earthen and Glass Ware, Eflence Spruce, boxes, Flax-Seed, casks, Flax, Furs, furniture, ("Fish dried, quintals, . ! Fish pickled, barrels, C ! Oil Whale, do. J Oil Spermaceti, do. | Candles, lbs. (.Whale-Bone, do. f F»uck-Wheat, bulhels t! | Corn, do. « Oats, do. Rye, do. [ Wheat, do. Cinfeng, casks, Cun Powder, lbs. gallons, Gin, Grindstones, -Hair-Powder, lbs. Hats, Hay, Horns, Ironmongery, Iron Pig, Iron Bar, tons, tons, do. indigo, r Horned Cattle, •5 J Horses. <§ J Mules, I Sheep, *4 H °g s > L Poultry, dozen, T Staves and Heading, • Shingles, I Shook Hogsheads, 52,,558 Hoops, 1.908,310 1 Boards, 46.747.73° | Handlpikes, dozen, 2.361 Calks, 2,423 Scantling, feet 8,719,638 « Lumber of differnt kinds, do. Timber of do. do. Leather, lbs. Logwood, Lignumvitar, Lead and Shot, Mahogany, Medicine and Drugs. Merchandize, Molasses, Muskets, Nank-ens, bales, Oil Linseed, barrels, ' Flour, barrels Bread, do. Meal, do. Peas & Beans, bush. Beef, barrels i Pork, do. £ | Hams& Bacon, lbs. •fS Butter, firkins w Cheese, lbs. Potatoes, barrels Tongues, do. Onions, Vegetables, J Hogs Lard, firkins J Honey, do. COyfters Pickled, kegs Pimento, bags Proper, lbs. Paper, reams tons, do. do. gallons, • * «e I #<! * I Ib.s. barrels ib S. Paint, Pitch, Raw Hides, Kaw Silk, Rosin, barrels Rice, tierccs Rum American, gallons Rum Wcftindia, do. Raisins, casks Salt, bufticls Sago, Soap, lbs. boxes Value. 661,634 17 7-459 5° 6,318 372 100 Qiiant'tty 7>°s° 10 >.M 8 55 5,898 8 10 2,617 50 4,612 3,016 637 5.739 28,017 14.876 2,461 52 849 58,408 45.753 3.537 95° 9.715 33> 00 9 777 2,200 i,99° 600 870,55° 472 *97 236 2 20 149,680 5.274 *i - 44a 2,027 254-75 2 29,882 10,632 . 9>39 2 77 220 "5 236,072 40,019 21,97 a 1,468 60. .515 8 351 828,531 »'3 > t6 S 124 908 79»54 2 378,721 36,804 '5-765 5,43' 70,379 121,281 27,724 20,41 7 7.562 2j102,137 98,842 2 >5 72 1,083,581 20,900 13,181 1.398.99 8 47,024 861 16,989 450 1,687 1.392 12,851 1,052 2 1 j 7 6,5 1,124,458 813 5,800 18,02 s 203 1 a 5534 2,126 7,878 9 1 >379 3 '555 >6,723 537-379 612,119 ,5.4°6 8,628 99,960 339-5> 6 8,846 237 10,058 5>3°4 3.704 i 7 14,481 6,263 36.402,301 67.33 1 ' 1 '5 463,229 120,151 32,002 ■ 9,598 ?.60,213 *>5°5 3 6 97 95.3°8 128.503 339>3'-« 5.3 02 22,698 264 1 76 6 3.9'» 1,760 810 >8-531 >'735 28,1^6 3»9°4 500 a 5>537 100 11 "9 724,623 75.667 99.973 38.752 44.662 24,462 2 53>555 2.3'5 1,^62 4>59 l > 2 93 209,674 302,694 25.746 2 79'55> 208.099 19,728 48,587 8,830 6.C09 1.598 £2,936 3».4rs 99° •2 72 . _ , O 8.379 •44.73+ 5.318 641 6 '35S 165 272 4,928 7*5 6,100 1,440 381 9 6 3 17*488 169 4, 6 5° 8,875 3' 6 100,845 37°>33> 12,623 778 »• 753.796 j 35>4°3 5-795 1 ,205 8,236 3'>935 2,319 697 455 3.9 6 7 Saturday. March 12, 1791. Snuff, lbs. Seeds and Roots, Siioes and Boots, Sadlery, Starch, pans Sugar X,oaf, Sugar Brown, dc Saflafras, d( Stee), bundles Stones fa wed, Tdllow, hhds, Tobacco, chests Tea, Tar, barrels Turpentine, do. Do. Spirits, do. Tow Cloth, pieces calks ]?ipes lbs. Vinegar, Wines, Wax, To the north-weft Coast of America, Amount of fcveral Returns received fnee the i£ih February, 1791. * One Quarterly Return from feveial small Diftntts are de ficient. FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES. ON AGRICULTURE, BEING on a journey sometime ago, I put tip at a very decent inn, and was not displeased to find my landlord disposed to entertain me with his conversation : He feeined to be of a cheerful temper, and saw things on the bright fide. After touching upon politics, which, next to the wea ther, is the firft topic to scrape acquaintance with, he ex-prelled his fatisfaclion that husban dry was beginning to prosper. It was a fliaine, he said, that freeholders should be so little ambi tious to shew, by the fkiiful management of their land, that it was their own. But he was happy to find, that at last the lpirit of improvement had reached them—they were getting into the prac tice of tilling no more land than they were able to manure so well as to obtain very great crops. This method was found to cause a considerable saving ot labor, as well as a great incieafe of grain. He said that the molt thrifty farmers in the village and neighbourhood, had agreed to meet at ltated times, under the name of the Far mers' Club, and to communicate such ufeful ob servations as had occurred to them. Some of the club were direcfted to procure feeds, by way of change, from distant parts ; others agreed, from time to time, to make experiments, and to com municate the result to the club. One of their number, who was not at the last meeting, had sent his observations in a letter. My landlord finding that I was pleased with the letter, direct ed his son to make me a copy of it : If you think it will be ufeful, you may publish it. Gentlemen, BEING lame, I cannot, as usual, attend your meeting ; but 1 fend you, in writing, lome ob servations, which I intended to have communi cated in person. Doubtless it was decreed that we should get our living by hard work. We have no cause to com plain of our lot in this regard : It brings with it many blellings, and shields us from many evils. The scholar fits pale at his books, and even white bread turns four on his stomach ; the Ealt wind makes him fliiver, and the sultry South wind de prives him of strength and spirits. We, on the contrary, swing the scythe, without faintnefs, in the dog days > and, iu the winter, the manage ment of the axe keeps us warm, though uptothe knees in snow. But though it is ordained that we should work hard for our living, I cannot be lieve that we are to work hard and not get it. Yet, how many get but half a living, and go be hind hand notwithstanding. What is thecaufe? Is it not the low state of the noble art of husban dry ? Io do all that is polfible to be done to im prove it, will require great estates, great lkill, and a very long course of time, to establish new methods of practice. But some improvements are obvious, within the reach of every one, even the poorest farmer, and, if pra<ftifed, would ena ble the poorest farmer to pay his taxes, and to live comfortably. We find that the produce of land is greater or less in proportion to the manure that is laid on it. Indeed, new lands for several years, and in tervals near rivers, will do without; but what 1 have remarked is true, of almoftall the old lands in the country. ]f wc could find means to in- 777 s>®°9 2 >'35 5,741 5-54 1 1,125 >5,35° 5,861 >6,429 33.'358 49,5°4 3>43 2 2 >'-37 555 97<* 550 200,020 118,460 20,722 4>349>567 11:1,582 1-26,116 7 2 >54 1 1,032 1,672 85,067 28,326 *93 67 ».274 ®3> 2 49 57.597 1,074 2 3M5 8 2°,194,794 10,362 210,810. 84 Dollars, Total, * 20,415,966. 84 hfkso [Whole No. 195.] crease manure, it would be better to do it than to buy more land ; for an acre, well manured, will yield as much as two without manure the crop is got for half the money; and in cafe of cold wet springs, or dry summers, it is not so likely to be cut off. All this you well know. But perhaps you do not all know, because you have not tried ihe m£ans of increasing manure by comport. I have tried ic, and wilh you to fol low my example. Adjoining the stye where your swine are {hue up, which should be dry and warm, fence a yard for them to wallow in ; twenty or thirty feet 1 qua re will be large enough for half a dozen hogs ; cover this in the fall i>r spring with mud, or any rich earth or grass sods ; common loom should not be refufed, if richer earth cannot be procured. 1 he hogs, having no rings in their noses, will render this mud or earth, if not more than two feet deep, an exceeding rich conipoft in a year's time. They will keep it llirring and fermenting with their clung and urine, which will be incor porated with the mud, and thereby their \yhole strength will be saved ; for the mud or earth will prevent the virtues of the dung and urine from being wafiied into the ground by theheavy rains, or evaporated by the fun and air—it not only saves them, but makes them stronger, by keeping them in a state of conltant fermentation —the fermentation will be increased, and the whole mass will be improved by making this yard the receptacle for the weeds of your garden— throw into it your soap suds, brine, and all the greasy flop of the kitchen—you may add potatoe tops, which should be carefully saved for the pur pose when you gather the potatoes —theftubborn corn-stalks, which rot slowly in the cow-yard, will soon con fume in the hog-yard. Indeed anv vegetable or animal fubltance may be added, for there is none which will not make manure when rotten. Half a dozen hogs, if confined to a ftyc, and such a yard, will make more than 20 tons of the bell manure in one year. The manure should be laid in heaps to mellow with the frofts of one winter, and it will aiifwer to put into the hills of Indian corn as well as horse dung. It is not neceflary to tell farmers how to life manure, nor liow much the crop will be encreafed by it. You all know that my crops have been re markably large, and 1 allure you that I have ob tained them by manuring my grounds in the be fore-mentioned manner. The dung of hogs is fin for moll purposes, but particularly for Indian corn, which is a great exhauster of the earth : It ferments more llowly than hoife or sheep dung, and furnilhes a Heady supply to carry oil the growth of this plant to the ripening of the ear. The dung or hogs, valuable as it is, is almost en tirely 101 l throughout the country; and their urine, not lei's valuable, is totally loft and ab foibed by the ground. A thick layer of earth in the ho'g-yard, as has been observed, not only pre vents this lols, but improves the manure. I advise you, therefore, to make trial of thi s method without loft of time. Do the like in y ou r cow-yards—spread a thick layer of earth there, gather all the litter and rubbish, weeds, leaves ajid iti aw, that you can, and let the cattle tread it into the mafsj if it should get hard trodden, ltir it with an iron bar, or turn it up to the air several times in the Cummer with a plough. A diligent farmer will be surprised at the quantity of his manure, and a fkilful one will not be at a IoU toi methods to improve the strength of it. It will be his own fault if the compost is inferior in llrengtji to dung which xs unmixed with earth 01 mud. 1 his compoll will improve by lying in Leaps, expolcd to the frofts of the winter. Spread on giafs land, it makes fine crops—and indeed ic answers every purpose of dung. Our farms will certainly grow worse, unless we ny io increase their fertility by comports and artificial manure. Inrtead of wearing our lands out, and spoiling the earth we live on, it is time' to turn our attention to the important fubjedt of manure, after the example of England, where husbandry is greatly encouraged. My own ex perience has taught me that we may get better crops, while the fruitfulnefs of our grounds /hall be made to advance from year to year. You fee, gentlemen, that 1 endeavor to contri bute my mile to the benefit of the club. No mem ber wishes it success more heartily. God prosper the plough, is the daily prayer of your humble servant, PETER THRIFT.
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